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Statement by National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak on Recent Remarks by Minister of Justice Sean Fraser on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(June 4, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak responded today to controversial remarks by Minister of Justice Sean Fraser made yesterday, in which the Minister rejected the notion that Indigenous peoples hold any “veto”…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Releases 2025 Progress Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Calls for Justice, Highlighting Human Trafficking Crisis
(June 3, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – On the sixth anniversary of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has released its 2025…
AFN Responds to Federal Request for Feedback on Outline of National Interest Projects Legislation and Calls for Action on First Nations Infrastructure Gap
(June 2, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has responded to a request from the federal government to comment on an outline of federal legislation regarding national interest projects. The AFN released its…
Joint Statement from the Assembly of First Nations, Chiefs of Ontario, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, Southern Chiefs’ Organization, and Saskatchewan on Wildfires across Canada
(May 30, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations, Chiefs of Ontario, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, Southern Chiefs' Organization, and Saskatchewan issued the following statement regarding the growing wildfire crisis across Ontario, Alberta,…
Socio-Economic Benefits of Closing the First Nations Infrastructure Gap Include $635 Billion Economic Impact: AFN and Conference Board of Canada Report
(May 28, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and Conference Board of Canada have released new findings highlighting the significant socio-economic benefits of Closing the First Nations Infrastructure Gap. Previous analyses confirmed that…
Statement from the National Chief on the Speech from the Throne
(May 27, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made the following statement in response to the Government of Canada’s Speech from the Throne, delivered today by King Charles III…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Welcomes Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Canada
(May 27, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak welcomed Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla upon their arrival yesterday at Ottawa International Airport. “On behalf of First Nations across the country, I…
CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS: 2nd NOTICE – AFN Annual General Assembly RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg, MB July 15-17, 2025
TO: All Chiefs, PTOs, Tribal Councils, AFN Staff FROM: AFN Resolutions Committee DATE: May 23, 2025 – 2nd notice RESOLUTIONS are the essential mechanism by which First Nations provide specific direction to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). Resolutions should…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Welcomes Prime Minister Carney’s New Cabinet
(May 13, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Today, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement in response to the swearing-in of Canada’s 30th Cabinet: “On behalf of the Assembly of First Nations, we extend our congratulations…
National Chief Calls for Federal Review of Natural Resources Transfer Agreement in Response to Alberta Referendum Proposal
(May 12, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is calling on the federal government to initiate a constitutional review of the 1930 Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (NRTA) in response…